A visit to the Maplewood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Maplewood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maplewood Cemetery
Lat: 36.7506° (36° 45' 2")
Lon: -88.6345° (-88° 38' 4")
The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Graves County<1>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies just to the south southwest of the Maplewood Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Maplewood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maplewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Carman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Torian Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rickman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Wrights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Graves County
- St. James AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trace Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Maplewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maplewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westplains
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Pryorsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Wingo is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <7>
- Fancy Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Tri City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lowes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Symsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
- Symsonia is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <7>
- Fulgham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirbyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Protemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Maplewood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maplewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Maplewood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Maplewood Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Maplewood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497524 (Maplewood Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #497524 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Hickory
- County: Graves Elev: 139
- Location given for GNIS #497524 (Maplewood Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Maplewood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7506, Longitude: -88.6345 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |